Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-06-02

public when be should Iced it. Tn
Gil i should De called ean was
. be silent.
! While the officers ere hnntin
. hither and thither Mr. Damon kept
strict watch upon The Movements c
Mr.. Butterworth, and &c length de
tected him in the act q depositins
large sum of money iil ! bank in Buf
falo. Butterworth VIZ hen arrested
. This is the way mafl<fs stood wheI
/ was summoned to appear before tn,
grand jury at WiItonlnrg. wen
there in company WITH Mr.. Damon
and secured lodgings = the Sabin,
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comfortably kept, and frequented BY
patrons Of moderates means. There
were two public houses of more fash.
ionable pretensions in the place.
1t was on the afternoon of Monday
February IA, that l took quarters at
the Sabine house and after tea I re-
quested the landlord to build a fire
IN my room, which he did, and he
also furnished me with a good lamp.
1t was s clock, and sat at the table
engaged in reading, when some one
raped at my door. l said, "come
in, and young man named Laban
Shaw, entered, bringing his carpet
bag in his hand. This Shaw I had
known very well as a clerk of Gabriel
Butterworth, but had never been init
mate with him from the fact that |
had never liked him. He must have
seen the look of displsasure upon my
face, for he quickly said
Pardon me, Mr.. Watson, I don't
mean to intrude. I have come down
to be present at the examination to-
morrow-summoned by Butterworth's
man, of course-and l got here too
late to get room with a stove in it.
and worse still, | must take a room
with another bed in it, and with a
stranger for company. And so, may
| just warm my fingers and toes by
your fire and leave my carpet hag
under your bed.
He laughed when he spoke of the
carpet bag, saying that be didn't knn"
mate might have for getting mp
walking off in the night.
OF course, l granted him his re-
quest, and he put his carpet bag uu-
der my bed and then sat down by my
stove, and we chatted pleasantly
enough for half an hour or more with
out once alluding to the business
which had brought the pair of us to
Wiltonburg. His conversation was
pleasant, and really came to like
the fellow, and l thought to myself
that had been prejudiced against
him without cause. At length he
arose, bade me good night and went
away, and shortly afterward | re-
tired.
| had been in bed but little while
when another rap disturbed me, and
to my demand of what was wanted |
received an answer from Laban Shaw.
He bade me not to light a lamp. He
had only come for his nightgown. He
could get it in the dark. | arose and
unlocked my door and his apologies
were many and earnest He always
slept in winter in flannel nightgown
and he had thoughtlessly left it in
his carpet bag. He was sorry, very
sorry. He had thought to sleep with
out it rather than disturb me, but his
room was cold, and
l cut him short, and told him there
was no need of further apology; while
he fumbled over his bag, / went to
the stove to make double assurance
that the fire was all right. offered
to light a match for him, but he said
he had got hiS dress, and all was
right. He then went out, and clos
ed and locked the door after him, and
then got back into bed.
But I was not to sleep. | had beer
very sleepy when Shaw disturbed me
But an entirely different feeling pos
sessed me now. First came a ner
vous twiching in my limbs. "crawly
feeling, as some express it; that sensa
ton which induces gaping and yawn
ing, but which no amount of yawnins
could now subdGe. By and by I
sense of nightmare stole upon me
: and, though perfectly awak', sens
) as Of impending danger possessed me
! At length 50 uncomfortable did be
/ come in my recumbent position that
: arose and lighted my lamp. resolve,
E to replenish my FIRE. and dress myself
E and see IL ] could read away m
6 nervous ft.
My lamp was lighted. aud as l re